About Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Vanguard Health Care ETF seeks to track the investment performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Health Care 25/50 Index, a benchmark of large-, mid-, and small-cap United States stocks in the health care sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of two main industry groups. The first group includes companies that manufacture health care equipment and supplies or provide health care related services (such as distributors of health care products, providers of basic health care services, and owners and operators of health care facilities and organizations). The second group includes companies primarily involved in the research, development, production, and marketing of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology products. The Vanguard Group, Inc., through its Quantitative Equity Group, serves as the investment advisor of the Fund.

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Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Frequently Asked Questions

What is Vanguard Health Care ETF's stock symbol?

Vanguard Health Care ETF trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)ARCA under the ticker symbol "VHT."

How often does Vanguard Health Care ETF pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Vanguard Health Care ETF?

Vanguard Health Care ETF announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 19th will be given a dividend of $0.3882 per share on Wednesday, March 21st. This represents a $1.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.98%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 16th. View Vanguard Health Care ETF's Dividend History.

Who are Vanguard Health Care ETF's key executives?

Vanguard Health Care ETF's management team includes the folowing people:

Has Vanguard Health Care ETF been receiving favorable news coverage?

Headlines about VHT stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Vanguard Health Care ETF earned a media sentiment score of 0.15 on Accern's scale. They also assigned headlines about the company an impact score of 46.05 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.

How do I buy shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF?

Shares of VHT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

What is Vanguard Health Care ETF's stock price today?

One share of VHT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $157.90.

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Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Dividend Information

Vanguard Health Care ETF pays an annual dividend of $1.97 per share, with a dividend yield of 1.25%. VHT's most recent quarterly dividend payment was Wednesday, March 21.